Japanese officials from the central bank, finance ministry and financial regulator plan to meet Friday afternoon to discuss international markets following the recent turmoil in the global banking ...
Osaka Station gets biometric upgrade
The days of fumbling for a ticket or a smart card could soon be a thing of the past at Osaka Station. The transport hub will debut a biometric ticketing system on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s most familiar orchid is found to have near-identical cousin
All the Spiranthes on the Japanese mainland were thought to be a single species, but in fact there are two ( read original story ...)
Japan’s labour unions confirm three-decade-high wage hikes of 3.8%
Pedestrians make their way in a business district in Tokyo, Japan May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s ‘honest citizens’ handed in record £24.5m in lost cash to police last year
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Crypto rallies into weekend, bitcoin heads for its best week since early 2021
Yuya Hasegawa, an analyst at Japanese crypto firm Bitbank, said a close above $26,000 for bitcoin could signal the beginning of a bull market. Investors have welcomed resilient crypto prices amid the ...
Japanese utilities want G7 to allow countries to set their own paths to energy transition
As chair of the Group of Seven nations (G7) this year, Japan will host a ministerial meeting on climate, energy and the environment in the northern city of Sapporo on April 15-16, ahead of a G7 summit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top FX Diplomat Kanda: Govt, BoJ must take seamless response to market moves
Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Friday ... The gaming token followed the precedent set by the broader market, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) taking the lead. Note: All ...
Wanna meet the real-life DOGE in Japan? Now you can, at ‘much wow’ expense
If you've long wanted to emBARK on a pilgrimage to Japan meet the real-life mutt that inspired Dogecoin… then you're potentially in luck.
Mayor of Ukraine’s Odesa visits sister city Yokohama, gives thanks for support
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SKorea, Japan business leaders vow to boost cooperation
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Japanese and South Korean businesses seek to leave behind difficult history
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Go With the Flow: Luxe Malibu Compound Featuring Japanese Design Seeks $68.8M
The seller bought the property for $2.1 million in 2003 and tapped Malibu architect Edward Niles, known as “the master of glass,” to build the modern masterpiece. Totaling 8,206 square feet, the main ... ( read original story ...)
DAO Organizes Holy Pilgrimage to Meet the Dogecoin Dog in Japan
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Backed with $3M, Soul Wallet aims to bring self-hosted crypto wallets to the next billion
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Japan govt, BOJ officials to discuss markets amid banking turmoil
TOKYO :Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF), Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan (BOJ) said their officials will meet on Friday afternoon to discuss financial markets, as a brewing banking crisis ...